Monthly Archives: October 2016

FLSA: The Department of Labor’s New Overtime Regulations

The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal statute that establishes the national minimum for wage and hour rules. On May 18, 2016, President Obama and Secretary Perez announced that the Department of Labor published its final regulations updating the FLSA’s Part 541 overtime regulations (the “Final Overtime Rule”), which include the “White Collar” [...]

By | October 17th, 2016|Education Law News|

New Reporting Requirements Regarding Student Assessments and ISBE’s Survey

Public Act 99-590, signed into law July 22, 2016, requires every school district to report information for each of its schools regarding the administration of assessments to students to the Illinois State Board of Education (“ISBE”) before the 30th day of the school year. ISBE is then required to compile the information reported pursuant to [...]

By | October 5th, 2016|Education Law News|